Thanks, Jenny. This is a good suggestion. I was able to use a handful of search/replace terms to clear about 700 file IDs.
On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 8:59 AM, Jenny M Benson <[email protected]>wrote: > On 28/06/2013 14:20, Jean Suplick wrote: > > I would like to clear all "File ID" fields for all master sources and > > all source citations. In the "Find What" field, I've attempted to use a > > wildcard (*), but this does not seem to work. Any suggestions? > > What form do your File IDs take? Is there some element which is common > to all, or most, of them, such as a particular letter, number or > letter/number combination? > > If there is, you can use that in the Search for Field, leave the Replace > with field blank and click the Replace entire field with replacement > text option. > > If there is nothing that is present in *all* your File IDs you may need > to repeat this process a few times to cover all possibilities. > > > > -- > Jenny M Benson > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
